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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Sorry I can't see the collary of Budweiser hiring a loud mouth transvestite to promote their light beer in a woke fashion with 3 racing clubs in the Waikato building a new track. Kenny Browne isn't with us anymore so it wont worry him that the members of three clubs each voted inidividually to build the new track. -
stopping the rebates must significantly impact turnover. Its just simple logic that it will be costing the tab/entain significantly in turnovers. the reasoning is simple. take every win and place bet that a person who got rebates makes.The tab take out of every $ spent is 15% on those bets and the rebated punter was getting back something like 1-2% at the end of each month,depending on what level the rebated punter fell into. so every $ a rebated punter spent,the tab was still receiving a minimum of 13% profit. then you look at the exotic bets like trifectas. i think the tab takeout % on those bets is 25%. They pay the rebated punters up to 3 or 4%. So the tab was still making at least 21% on every $ the reabted punter spent on exotic bets. So for every $1000 a punter spends on tritectas the tab is making at least $210,aving paid the rebated punter $40. so if you extrapolate that out,say the punter was a break even punter,which not many are,but say they were. Then that means every $100,000 they spent the tab got $21,000 and the punter $4000. But now you start to get real,and find that punter who was spending $100,000 was losing 4%,but was getting that 4% they were losing back in rebates,so were therefore breaking even. so now ,with no rebates,that punter is losing $4000 a month,or $48,000 a year. so very ,very quickly that punter will just stop betting or just cut right back on there spend.Its inevitbale.its just common sense. There can be no way the tab or entain could possibly have calculated the negative impact of taking away the rebates before they made the decsion to do so. The only indicator they could have used would be to compare the spend of punters who recieved the rebates before they got them ,against there spends after they got them. -
By Murray Fish · Posted
And rather $adly the local rate payers have to foot the build and then pay for maintenance of said 'vanity projects!' All of those projects are won through Politics not rational economics! -
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By Murray Fish · Posted
Australia and New Zealand are major players in global thoroughbred racing, but they offer different racing ecosystems. The table below provides a clear overview of the current status and historical metrics for both countries. | **Metric** | **Australia** | **New Zealand** | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **Total Races (Annual)** | Approx. 19,400 | 2,423 | | **Total Black-Type Races** | ~623 (as of last full season) | 150 | | **Group 1 Races** | 74 (status quo) | 21 | | **% of Races that are Black-Type** | 3.08% | 6.19% | | **% of Races that are Group 1** | 0.38% | 0.87% | | **Key Context** | System under international review; likely changes for 2026/27 season. | Stable, high-quality system with a dense schedule of elite races. | ### 📍 State-by-State Breakdown in Australia Australia's black-type races are not evenly distributed, with the two largest racing states, **New South Wales (NSW)** and **Victoria (VIC)**, hosting the vast majority of elite events. * **New South Wales (NSW)**: Leads the country with **34 Group 1 races** annually, predominantly at Sydney's Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens. * **Victoria (VIC)**: Hosts **31 Group 1 races**, with Flemington, Caulfield, and Moonee Valley being the premier venues. * **Other States**: **Queensland (QLD)** has 8 Group 1s, **South Australia (SA)** has 4, and **Western Australia (WA)** has 3. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Tasmania (TAS) host lower-tier black-type races. ### 🌍 How Australasia Compares Globally When placed in an international context, two key insights emerge: 1. **Raw Numbers vs. Ratios**: While Australia has the **second-highest number of Group 1 races (74) globally** after the USA (108), this represents a smaller percentage (0.38%) of its total races. New Zealand's ratio (0.87%) is more than double Australia's. 2. **Quality of Elite Races**: Despite debates over quantity, the quality of Australia's top races is world-class. Historically, over **40% of Australia's Group 1 races** have been rated among the world's Top 100 races. In contrast, while New Zealand has a high proportion of black-type races, fewer of its Group 1 events typically rank in the global Top 100. ### ⚠️ Important Context: Australia's Black-Type System in Flux It is crucial to understand that the Australian figures above represent a status quo that is about to change. Since 2017-18, the country has not had a properly functioning committee to review and downgrade races, leading to an inflated and unbalanced pattern. In a major development, the **Asian Racing Federation (ARF) has temporarily taken control** of Australia's black-type system to restore international compliance. Key implications include: * **Downgrades Expected**: The ARF has identified several races for potential downgrade, including Group 1 events like the Sydney Cup and The Metropolitan. * **Future Uncertainty**: While the total number of black-type races could ultimately increase by 5-6%, the composition will change significantly for the 2026/27 season. The goal is to return control to a new, compliant Australian committee in the future. To summarize, New Zealand offers a dense schedule of high-ratio black-type racing, while Australia provides massive scale and world-class quality at the top, though its system is currently undergoing significant international-led reform. I hope this detailed comparison is helpful for your analysis. If you are interested in the specific races identified for potential downgrade in Australia, I can provide more details on that list.
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